Setting Up New 10g Tank - Need Advice

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I am with Byron and cannot see the filter playing a role in ammonia levels unless the filter material is being rinsed in tapwater ...

I am with Byron and cannot see the filter playing a role in ammonia levels unless the filter material is being rinsed in tapwater rather than dechlorinated water or old aquarium water.
I would expect the consistent ammonia readings posted to have claimed the lives of fish by this point.
I would assume the test for ammonia has been done on tapwater to ensure that the ammonia is not eminating from your source water.

Fish are alive and well. ZERO LOSES. All 7 are still happy, healthy looking and in the tank.

3 Molly
2 Guppy
2 Platy
and now.... lots of little white snails and one bigger brown one that came from nowhere!

DOH! Forgot to just test the tap water. I will do that an let you know. I have been fixated on the tank.

No, I have not touched the filter from the first day I inserted it in August. It was not washed by tap water. The only water flowing into it is from tank. In fact, to be clear, the only water going in right now is water that has been treated.

This could be contributing to persistent ammonia readings. I might run a bucket of tapwater and treat it with water conditioner such as PRIME. If tapwater after an hour then tested positive for ammonia, I would run another bucket of tapwater and add double the dose of PRIME and test for ammonia after an hour. If ammonia tested zero, Then for each water change thereafter,I would use double the dose of PRIME for all change water.
If after treating the tapwater with double the dose of PRIME the water still tested positive for ammonia, I would want to look for expiration date on water conditioner.For this tank, I might also consider a larger filter than the one rated for the tank or the addition of a small sponge filter.Both would provide a larger surface area for beneficial bacteria to colonize.
As has been already suggested, I would stop the use of any and all bacterial supplements for they too, irrespective of manufacturer's claims ,,have a shelf life that in my view is difficult to accurately predict. At the point that they cease to be the live bacteria that they claim to be,,, They then become ammonia producing organics for bacteria to eat. This is not wanted in ANY aquarium.

So i dont know if that will overcrowd or not
Would love some suggestions of other breeds that would be suitable :)

TheRummy, this is a new topic and should be started as a new thread rather than putting it in the middle of an on-going thread. Others may not see it here and you might not get all the good advice you would otherwise if a separate thread. However, as it's here, I have a couple comments.

Angels and neons are not a good mix. The angels will grow and view neons 9and any small fish) as food; and neons (any many other small fish) view the angel's fins as good nipping targets. Bad for either fish.

Also, angels get much too big for a 10g. They do better in a small group and that means 50g or larger. Also, tetras are shoaling fish and should be in a group for good health and behaviours. Minimum 6 but more if space permits. Given your list of fish in a 10g, I wold go with 6-7 neons and add some bottom fish like corydoras, also shoaling fish so 3-4 of the small species; or a group of glofish with some corys.